proverb
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The Congolese proverb little by little, grow the bananas emphasises the virtues of patience and steady progress.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
But if you invest for the long term, recognize that the economic sectors poised to grow more than average are those that help people become, as the old proverb has it, healthy, wealthy and wise.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
It may be recalling the old proverb: Fool me once, shame on you.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
Her favorite proverb, which is included in the book, is this: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
“Not even if afile ...” “Afile brenen un brutn . . . even if you should be burned and roasted. Here that is not a proverb to be spoken aloud.”
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
She recounted one of her late husband’s favorite Irish proverbs: Under the shelter of one another, people live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2025
His lyrics are different from Chinese rappers who try to compete in the complexity of their rhymes, often using chengyu, four-character literary proverbs.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
In his speech littered with Silk Road references and colourful proverbs, Mr Xi continued to stress this point.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023
Asked about what appeared to be a ban on coverage of him on state media, Prigozhin used a series of Russian proverbs to poke fun at those responsible: "What is forbidden is always sweeter."
From Reuters ● May 28, 2023
“Do you see, my dear? The proverbs are at play. ‘I wept because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.’”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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Refugee
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